Castle Pines vs Parker

A side-by-side comparison of Castle Pines and Parker: population, income, housing, and more.

Castle Pines and Parker are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Parker has the higher population (60,115 vs 12,573 in Castle Pines). Castle Pines has the higher median household income ($189,918 vs $129,342 in Parker). Castle Pines has the higher median home value ($827,900 vs $613,200 in Parker).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Pines	Parker
Population	12,573	60,115
Median age	43.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$189,918	$129,342
Median home value	$827,900	$613,200
Median gross rent	$2,128	$1,973
Housing units	4,628	22,340
Homeownership rate	84.1%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Pines	Parker
Population	10,591 → 12,573 (+18.7%)	54,352 → 60,115 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$163,819 → $189,918 (+15.9%)	$110,934 → $129,342 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$615,400 → $827,900 (+34.5%)	$420,000 → $613,200 (+46.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,768 → $2,128 (+20.4%)	$1,610 → $1,973 (+22.5%)

Castle Pines

Population

10,59112,573

Median household income

$163,819$189,918

Median home value

$615,400$827,900

Median gross rent

$1,768$2,128

Parker

Population

54,35260,115

Median household income

$110,934$129,342

Median home value

$420,000$613,200

Median gross rent

$1,610$1,973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Pines	Parker
Under 5	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	20.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	16.5%
45 to 54	15.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.8%
75 and over	6.1%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Pines	Parker
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	74.6%
Black or African American	4.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.2%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Pines	Parker
No high school diploma	0.8%	3.6%
High school graduate	10.3%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	45.2%	34.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Pines	Parker
Drove alone	57.6%	66.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.9%
Walked	3.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.7%	24.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Pines	Parker
1-unit, detached	81.2%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	13.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castle Pines	Parker
Poverty rate	4.7%	3.2%
Average household size	2.77	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2003	2003